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Cascina Ballarin 2007 Bussia Nebbiolo (Barolo)
- $70
This beautifully bold and opulent Barolo opens with dark extraction and super-soft aromas of melted milk chocolate, red cherry, vanilla cream, cinnamon and dark spice. The mouthfeel is rich and soft with sweet cherry flavors on the close.
— M.L.
(9/1/2011)
Cascina Ballarin 2004 Bricco Rocca Riserva Tistot Nebbiolo (Barolo)
Impressive on so many levels, this vineyard designate Riserva Barolo shows excellent aromatic intensity and purity. Black cherry, plum, smoke, spice, asphalt, root beer and black tar are evident elements of the bouquet. The mouthfeel is full, firm and generous with a lingering vanilla fade.
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
Cascina Ballarin 2005 Bricco Rocca Nebbiolo (Barolo)
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Cascina Ballarin’s Barolo Bricco Rocca comes from the La Morra area of the Langhe and offers intense aromas of blue flower, violets, almond flowers, cinnamon and powdered licorice. The focus here is on elegance and harmony and the mouthfeel follows through with power and determination. This is a truly beautiful wine
— M.L.
(2/1/2010)
Cascina Ballarin 2006 Bussia Nebbiolo (Barolo)
Cascina Ballarin delivers a clean and straightforward expression of the famed Bussia cru with all the depth and complexity you can expect with Nebbiolo. This is a steady, confident wine with solid tannins and a bright, mouth-cleansing finish.
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
Cascina Ballarin 2006 Bricco Rocca Nebbiolo (Barolo)
Barolo Bricco Rocca still needs a few more years in the cellar to allow for full integrations of its spice, fruit, tobacco and mineral components. This beautiful wine is ripe with potential and the mouthfeel is plush and velvety with a wonderful fade of smoke and black fruit. Drink after 2018.
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
Cascina Ballarin 2007 Bricco Rocca Nebbiolo (Barolo)
- $70
Barolo Bricco Rocca boasts its own personality that puts more focus on broader, horizontal aromas of Graham cracker, dried grass and spice rather than vertical notes of cola and mint. Because of its unique traits, this wine would pair with stewed meats or baked white beans.
— M.L.
(9/1/2011)
Cascina Ballarin 2007 Giuli Barbera (Barbera d'Alba)
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Here’s a sweet and luscious Barbera d’Alba with bright, thick concentration and immediate aromas of blackberry, cassis and cherry. There is an obvious wood element here that adds tones of spice, vanilla and tobacco. The high density and richness of the wine leaves purplish glycerin trails on the side of the glass.
— M.L.
(9/1/2010)
Cascina Ballarin 2007 Pilade Barbera (Barbera d'Alba)
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This is a friendly Barbera d’Alba with a bright, ruby color, dense concentration and immediate aromas of black cherry, cassis, spice and dark chocolate. The wine is smooth and thick in the mouth with bright acidity on the close.
— M.L.
(9/1/2010)
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